EP 1618356 A1 20060125 - METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING EFFECT PIGMENTS IN A PAINT FILM FOR FIELD COLOR MATCHING
Title (en)
METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING EFFECT PIGMENTS IN A PAINT FILM FOR FIELD COLOR MATCHING
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUM IDENTIFIZIEREN VON EFFEKTPIGMENTEN IN EINEM FARBFILM ZUR FELDFARBANPASSUNG
Title (fr)
METHODE D'IDENTIFICATION DE PIGMENTS D'EFFET DANS UN FILM DE PEINTURE POUR UNE CORRESPONDANCE DE COULEUR DE CHAMP
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2004013695 W 20040428
- US 42622303 A 20030430
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2004218182A1] The present method invention provides a portable method useful for identifying the effect pigments used in developing a color matched formula for a vehicle repair paint. The method comprises observation of effect pigment properties of the coating of a vehicle to be matched, in a field location with a portable magnification apparatus, and comparison of the effect pigment properties with reference sample(s) properties of available effect pigments, thus enabling precise selection of effect pigment(s). The method may also utilize features derived from images of physical reference samples of available effect pigments, for comparison purposes. Further, the method may, in a field or centralized laboratory location, utilize a comparison of the effect pigment properties of images of the vehicle coating to be matched, or features derived from images thereof, with images of reference samples of available effect pigments, or features derived from images thereof, thus enabling precise selection the effect pigment or pigments to use in the development of said color matched formula.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP KR US)
G01J 3/46 (2013.01 - EP KR US); G01J 3/462 (2013.01 - EP US); G01J 3/463 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2004099741A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE ES FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2004218182 A1 20041104; AU 2004236733 A1 20041118; BR PI0410519 A 20060620; CA 2522414 A1 20041118; EP 1618356 A1 20060125; JP 2006525524 A 20061109; KR 20060006827 A 20060119; MX PA05011527 A 20051212; US 2007146713 A1 20070628; WO 2004099741 A1 20041118
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 42622303 A 20030430; AU 2004236733 A 20040428; BR PI0410519 A 20040428; CA 2522414 A 20040428; EP 04760697 A 20040428; JP 2006514241 A 20040428; KR 20057020490 A 20051028; MX PA05011527 A 20040428; US 2004013695 W 20040428; US 54667004 A 20040428